Hob of a quoit game



1 Patented Feb; I 8, 1 9.27.

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' EUGENE LEVAY, 0% new YORK, N.

HOB OF A QUOITVGAME.

Application filed'luly 13, 1925. Serial Ila-43,279.

My invention relates to certain improve-' construct the hob so that it will be comparatively light, yet substantial. I

The invention alsocontemplates the provision of a game of the stated type adapted for use by bathers while in the water.

In the accompanying drawings: 7

Figure 1 isa perspective View of my'improved hob;

i Fig. '2 is a perspective view of one of the rings used in playing the game, and I Fig.3 is a sectional elevation of my 1mproved hob.

The hob has a body portion. 1, which consists of a hemispherical base 2 and a disk 3.

to which the base is attached. The disk preferably made. of wood, and the base is made of pressed fibrous material, such as wood pulp. In the base is a weight 4, which consists of an iron disk having a socket 5 for the end of the center post 6, which extends through an opening in the disk 3. This post is secured to the weight 4 by a screw 7, or other fastening. I

The disk 3, in the present instance, has four radial recesses 8 to receive the curved projections 9, which form pegs, and which are, preferably, attached to the post at their lower ends, as well as being secured to the disks. v r e p The central post 6 has a ball 10 at its upper end, and the curved projections ter: minate in the form of anchor flukes 11. There are four projections 9'illustrated, but the number may be varied,as desired. a

The post and-the curved projections are l'nade to represent an anchor, .in the present instance. The post and each of the projcctions are numbered. as indicated in Fig. 1. The game is played by tossing the rings (illustrated "in Fig. 2) towards the hob and the count is dependent upon the particular ring play made.

While the hobas well as the rings may be made of any suitable material, a particularly desirable result is obtained by soiorming the parts thattthey will float in water, thereby. making this game available to .bathers while in the water. I

It will be apparent that the device with the hob weighted as previously stated will tend'to assume the normal upright position in the water, and in use behaves in substan tially tl1e:samemanner as when the game is played on land.

I claim: i

.1. The combination in afhobot a'quoit game; of a bodyhaving a substantially hemispherical base; a weight in the base; a central projection secured to the weightand extending above the body; a series of curved projections extending from the base at the post, the post being of greater length than the projections.

2. The combination in a hob of a quoit game, of a hollow body having a substantially hemispherical base; a disk secured thereto; a weight at the'bottom ofthe body; and

a post secured to the weight and extending through the disk; V 7

3. The combination in a hob of a quoit game, of a hollow body having a-hemispherical base and a disk; a post extending through the disk, said disk having radial recesses therein and projections having their lower ends in the recesses; and a weight in the base of the body portion.

- 4 L. The combination in a hob of a quoit game, of a hollow'body portion having a substantially hemispherical base of pressed fibrous material and a wooden disk to which the base isattached; a weight in the bottom of the base; a post attached to the weight and extending through the disk, said disk having a series of recesses radiating from the post; and a series of curved projections secured to the recesses of the disk and projectingjto form pegs. I I

5. Thecombination in a hob ofa'quoit game, of a water-buoyant body having a substantially hemlspherical base, a weight in the bottom of the body causing the latter to assume a normal upright position in water, and projections extending upwardly from the said body when the latter is in said normal position.

' EUGENE LEVAY. 

